What is person or people, animal/s, or thing/s the story is about
100
Major Characters
What are the most important character(s) in the story
100
Setting
What is where the story takes place
100
Minor Characters
What are characters who do not have important roles
200
Dialogue
What is conversation between characters
200
Event
What is something that happens at a given place and time
200
Narrative
What is the telling of a story or an experience of an event or series of events.
200
Goal
What is what the character wants
200
Climax
What is the most exciting moment of the story; turning point
300
Conflict
What is the problem; what prevents the character from getting what he or she wants
300
Rising Action
What are events leading up to the climax but after the conflict
300
Resolution
What is the end of the story where loose ends are tied up
300
Internal Conflict
What is a problem or struggle within a character
300
External Conflict
What is a problem or struggle between a character and someone or something outside of the character
400
Mood
What is the feeling created in a reader by a literary work or passage
400
Narrative Action
What is the characters' movements, gestures, and actions
400
Tone
The attitude of the author toward the audience and characters (e.g., serious or humorous).
400
Writing that shows and doesn't just tell
What is writing that shows the reader the experience using sensory details instead of just retelling the events
without descriptions
400
Suspense
What is a feeling of uncertainty and curiosity about what will happen next in a story; the tension created in the story as the reader gets close to the climax
500
Figurative Language
What is language that is used in writing to produce images in a reader's mind and to express ideas in fresh, vivid, and imaginative ways
500
2004
What is the year Mr. Walsh graduated from BMMS?
500
Sensory Details
What is the use of sights, sounds, tastes, smells, and textures to describe an experience
500
Foreshadowing
What is the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a story